#Nordvpn config files how to
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The file /etc/config/network should contain the following appended strings: config interface 'nordvpntun' option proto 'none' option ifname 'tun0'ĥ. We recommend the following interface method: uci set network.nordvpntun=interface uci set ='none' uci set ='tun0' uci commit network Note that these are two different ways to do it, and we do not recommend using both at the same time. In this case, OpenVPN will start with this configuration file just once.Ĥ. conf and specify it in the file /etc/config/openvpn. You can also change the file’s extension from. The file /etc/config/openvpn should contain the following appended strings: config openvpn 'nordvpn' option enabled '1' option config '/etc/openvpn/.ovpn' You can use uci: uci set openvpn.nordvpn=openvpn uci set ='1' uci set ='/etc/openvpn/.ovpn' uci commit openvpn conf, which will allow OpenVPN to find it automatically by the extension.Ģ) Specify the file name in /etc/config/openvpn. Configuring OpenVPN using the '.ovpn' file could be done in two ways:ġ) Change the file’s extension from. You can create separate 'ca.crt' and 'ta.key' files with corresponding contents excluding the tags in the same folder and replace the tags with content in the original file with the following strings: ca ca.crt tls-auth ta.key 1ģ. The file itself contains the contents of the file 'ca.crt' between the tags '' and '', and the contents of the file 'ta.key' between the tags '' and ''. Copy the credentials using the “Copy” buttons on the right. You can find your NordVPN service credentials in the Nord Account dashboard. The first line is your NordVPN service username, and the second is your NordVPN service password: username password The resulting string should be auth-user-pass secret.Ĭreate a file with the name 'secret' in the same folder and enter the credentials in it. To provide credentials automatically, append the word 'secret' with a preceding space to the string auth-user-pass. The OpenVPN configuration for NordVPN requires you to input the username and password every time OpenVPN starts. The files are specific for each VPN server. In the downloaded archive, you will find the corresponding files with.

#Nordvpn config files archive

If you have an older OpenWrt build, you can download an archive here. (Optional) Do this step only if you have an older build of OpenWrt. If you run into any copy problems, you should force the program to use the SCP protocol (it can also use SFTP). Copy the file '.ovpn' using the PSCP or WinSCP programs on Windows or the scp command on Linux to the /etc/openvpn/ folder of the router’s filesystem. For example, in the file name, al stands for Albania, 1 is the server number, and tcp means TCP protocol. The file name in the archive defines the server’s country, number, and used protocol. The file contains OpenVPN configuration files with the. We suggest using our recommended server utility, which can be found here. To download a configuration, click Show available protocols and then Download config for UDP or TCP. Next, you will need to download the configuration files. Once you have installed the OpenVPN package, you can make it launch automatically whenever the router starts: /etc/init.d/openvpn enableĢ.

We will follow it with modifications specific to NordVPN.

#Nordvpn config files manual

Here is a good reference manual on a general OpenVPN client configuration. You can also build a firmware image with OpenVPN.

#Nordvpn config files install

You can additionally install the LuCI component of the OpenVPN configuration, but this is optional: opkg install luci-app-openvpn

#Nordvpn config files update

The OpenVPN package isn't included in the firmware image by default, so you need to install it: opkg update opkg install openvpn-openssl opkg install ip-full Once done, the router will accept SSH connection. A router flashed with an OpenWrt firmware image accepts connections only via the telnet protocol, so you should connect to it via telnet with the IP address 192.168.1.1 and change the root password by using the 'passwd' command. First, you need a router with OpenWrt firmware and an enabled OpenVPN client. NordVPN would like to thank ulmwind, an active member of the OpenWrt community, for his continuous assistance in providing us with up-to-date OpenWRT instructions.ġ. However, if any issues arise, feel free to contact our support team for further help! This is an advanced tutorial, but it also provides some simpler instructions. Please note that this configuration has not been tested by NordVPN staff – it has been shared and tested by our wonderful customers instead.

#Nordvpn config files how to

This is an advanced tutorial on how to connect a router with OpenWrt firmware to NordVPN.